Microsoft offers its take on CapGemini-Google deal — Microsoft has been noticeably quiet whenever we bloggers/press folk ask them for comments on Google various announcements. Today's CapGemini-Google partnership to sell Google Apps Premier Edition (GAPE) must have struck a nerve …

Introducing Technorati Topics — Technorati collects millions of blog posts every day — too many for the average human being to even try to track. As a Technorati power user, I've been fascinated by just how much I can find out using Technorati Search. If you're like me and you know how to construct …

Jobs Offers Apple Lisa Early Adopters Store Credit — Cupertino, CA - Early adopters of the iPhone weren't the only ones receiving in-store credit from Steve Jobs. In an overlooked announcement, Jobs said that early adopters of the Apple Lisa would be receiving a $7000 in-store credit.

Adblock Plus: what would Jesus do? — I'm deep in a quandary. A couple of days ago, after calling Adblock Plus "the nuclear plug-in," I actually went nuclear. I downloaded the sucker and started using it. I was seduced by Noam Cohen's description of the almost Zenlike sense of peace …

HD video: iPhone unlocked on camera from start to finish — Ok, here it is, the first time on camera you've seen a real iPhone software SIM unlocked from start to finish (and not done with the demo app iPhoneSIMfree sent out last week). The last iPhoneSIMfree unlock video we had only showed …

Why Facebook went west — Turned down by a local venture capitalist, two Harvard students look to Silicon Valley for funding instead. The result: Boston misses out on an online phenomenon worth up to $6 billion. — In April of 2004, two Harvard undergrads walked into the Charles Hotel for a meeting with a venture capitalist.

Meebo Just Learned a New Trick — Meebo.com, the finest way to communicate with friends and family via the internet, has just announced that it will be sporting a long-requested feature. You can now seamlessly transfer files to your IM buddies, on meebo or off meebo, regardless …

In 3 Months, iPhone Sales Top a Million — Apple Inc. has sold its millionth iPhone less than three months after the device's debut, allaying investor concerns that demand had slowed. — Last week, the company, which had set out to sell a million iPhones by the end of this month …

Yahoo's Cautious Course — How Now 'Sacred Cow'? — Lack of Major Overhaul Poses Test — Investors who have grown impatient with Yahoo Inc. may have to wait awhile longer to see any pop in its stock. — The Internet company replaced its chief executive in June and this summer kicked off …

Facebook to take over Stanford classroom — Facebook, already bulging out of its headquarters in downtown Palo Alto, is now infiltrating Stanford University — A new course, called Create Engaging Web Applications Using Metrics and Learning on Facebook will be offered this fall in Stanford's computer science department.

A Few Mahalo Updates and Questions — This discussion is about four topics related to Mahalo (and the general Internet): — Is Mahalo a clone of Hakia Gallery? — Corporate social tool usage — Where does Mahalo get their high Alexa ranking from? — Positive employee feedback and encouragement from management

Michael Dell: Changing the economics of SMB storage — Company founder and CEO Michael Dell was in San Francisco today, conducting a global Webcast "town hall meeting" focused on how his company is removing cost and complexity from storage solutions for the "under-served" market of small- and medium-sized businesses.

R-ADAG in talks to buy out Seventymm — Bangalore-based Seventymm is the largest online movie rental service in India, offering access to more than 15,000 titles across multiple languages — P.R. Sanjai — Mumbai: In its bid to expand its footprint in the entertainment business …